Greater Reality

The divine trusts you, so you must continue to be who you are and never change. You are a person of good faith and you must remain so. You will not be allowed to crush your enemies, for it is the divine who will take care of them.

But above all, never forget that nothing down here truly belongs to you, because one day you will have to go and leave everything behind you. The divine loves you more than you could ever imagine, so remember that it is this wealth (divine’s love), more than anything else, that you should make sure to preserve, keep and cherish throughout your life. It is priceless and it is the only wealth that you can keep and bring with you to the other world.

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I received this message as a form of self-therapy but I think it addresses a truism that applies to anyone, no matter what situation or circumstance. I think it's not only a positive message but true metaphorically whether you believe in an afterlife or not.

So, whether you are high or low, physically free or a person in bondage or literal prison etc, you still have the most important connection there is and that is to the divine which is greater than anything that another person can do to you or the circumstances of life. Look deeper within and higher for the truth. This journey is temporary.

Well, it can go in several tangents but it's true nothing truly belongs to you here. the only thing that belongs to you is your own self/spark/source of life. no person or thing is really yours and in the end, you can only really count on yourself.

people can define divine love individually. it can be one's ethics, inspiration, enlightenment, sense of purpose, or integrity etc. it doesn't necessarily mean a religious connotation.

"The divine trusts you, so you must continue to be who you are and never change."

I'm sure Charles Manson is happy to hear that.

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lol. yeah, he would read it as that. but it is referring to not change, compromise, devalue or lose the 'divine' aspect such as morals, integrity etc. it's not well-spelled out, have to read between the lines.

The divine trusts you, so you must continue to be who you are and never change.

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I'm not that keen on "the divine". As an atheist, I don't believe there is a higher being that will look after me, trust me, or whatever.

I agree with Yazata regarding change. Change is inevitable. People grow and change throughout their lives. The best we can do is to try our best to change for the better, not for the worse.

As far as being who you are goes, in my experience people tend to have some core personality traits that remain consistent throughout their lives, more or less regardless of what happens to them. People can also become very set in their opinions and views on particular things over time, but occasionally something happens to fundamentally shift their opinions - usually some kind of transformative personal experience.

I guess I'm saying that I think people generally will be who they are regardless of what anybody else tells them to do or to think. But it's good to be open to positive change.

You are a person of good faith and you must remain so. You will not be allowed to crush your enemies, for it is the divine who will take care of them.

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Again, I'm not confident that "the divine" will take care of my enemies for me. The better approach is to avoid making enemies in the first place, as far as possible. And, if you do make enemies, try to avoid them as far as possible. And if you have no real choice but to fight, then fight for what is right and good.

But above all, never forget that nothing down here truly belongs to you, because one day you will have to go and leave everything behind you.

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This I can agree with. Atheists believe that this is all we get. Just this life. No "divine" will preserve us after death, or ressurrect us, or reincarnate us for another try at life. From an atheist perspective, that makes it even more important to live a good life. It's no good saying "Well, I f**ked up this life, but there's always the next one/the afterlife to look forward to."

The divine loves you more than you could ever imagine, so remember that it is this wealth (divine’s love), more than anything else, that you should make sure to preserve, keep and cherish throughout your life. It is priceless and it is the only wealth that you can keep and bring with you to the other world.

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If there is no "divine", then any love must come from other people (apart from self-love). If our lives a blip in the cosmic time stream, then the only thing we truly leave behind lies in the memory and impacts we have on other people. And if there's only this world, then we must create wealth here, as best as we can.

Look deeper within and higher for the truth. This journey is temporary.

I'm not that keen on "the divine". As an atheist, I don't believe there is a higher being that will look after me, trust me, or whatever.

I agree with Yazata regarding change. Change is inevitable. People grow and change throughout their lives. The best we can do is to try our best to change for the better, not for the worse.

As far as being who you are goes, in my experience people tend to have some core personality traits that remain consistent throughout their lives, more or less regardless of what happens to them. People can also become very set in their opinions and views on particular things over time, but occasionally something happens to fundamentally shift their opinions - usually some kind of transformative personal experience.

I guess I'm saying that I think people generally will be who they are regardless of what anybody else tells them to do or to think. But it's good to be open to positive change.

Again, I'm not confident that "the divine" will take care of my enemies for me. The better approach is to avoid making enemies in the first place, as far as possible. And, if you do make enemies, try to avoid them as far as possible. And if you have no real choice but to fight, then fight for what is right and good.

This I can agree with. Atheists believe that this is all we get. Just this life. No "divine" will preserve us after death, or ressurrect us, or reincarnate us for another try at life. From an atheist perspective, that makes it even more important to live a good life. It's no good saying "Well, I f**ked up this life, but there's always the next one/the afterlife to look forward to."

If there is no "divine", then any love must come from other people (apart from self-love). If our lives a blip in the cosmic time stream, then the only thing we truly leave behind lies in the memory and impacts we have on other people. And if there's only this world, then we must create wealth here, as best as we can.

Amen to that.

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i took that whole text to mean you can't control anyone else but you or count on anyone but you. the divine may be referring to the concept of a soul.

Birch? Do you believe it is possible for one to know, or possibly understand the divine? By the way I'm a believer, but by it's nature and even definition, a higher power cannot be known or understood. In my opinion.

I believe a higher power is responsible for the universe. However where previously a "Devil" was considered (possibly in the beginning, possible in the future), now it is believed that this higher power is responsible for both good and evil! Perhaps evil is REQUIRED for some "supernatural" occurences.

Problems arise when people give it a beard and a body. Round it out with mystical powers and a very questionable personality. Top the whole lot off with super luminal intelligence before subduing your own mind and begin to worship your own creation calling it god

Congratulations you have succeeded in anthropomorphising the Universe before Science got out of bed